- 1706: Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1718: Apprenticed to his brother James, a printer.
- 1721: Began writing under the pseudonym "Silence Dogood" for his brother's newspaper.
- 1733: Published the first edition of "Poor Richard's Almanack".
- 1743: Founded the American Philosophical Society.
- 1757: Appointed as a colonial agent to Britain to represent Pennsylvania.
- 1765: Opposed the Stamp Act and testified before Parliament for its repeal.
- 1776: Served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence.
- 1778: Negotiated the Treaty of Alliance with France, securing crucial French support.
- 1783: Signed the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the Revolutionary War.
- 1783: Returned to America after nearly a decade in Europe.
- 1789: Elected President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.
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